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'{{pp-pc1}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Savant | image = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Aleksander Vinter | alias = Savant, Blanco,<ref>{{cite web|author=Leila Cobo |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6752972/blanco-dyland-premiere-camarilla-listen |title=Blanco & Dyland Premiere 'Camarilla': Listen |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-11-04 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> Vinter In Hollywood<ref name="itsatrap1">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsatrap.com/n/32999-2009-spellemannprisen-nominees |title=2009 Spellemannprisen nominees |publisher=Itsatrap |date=2010-01-25 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|04|16}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Overview |url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/541a58c4-29b3-48b1-b060-3d37b037a226 |title=Savant |publisher=[[MusicBrainz]] |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> | origin = [[Oslo]], Norway | genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[electronic dance music|EDM]], [[experimental music|experimental]] | occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, performer | years_active = 2007–present | label = SectionZ Records | associated_acts = [[Snoop Dogg]], [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]], [[Donny Goines]], Gino Sydal, Qwentalis, Twistex, [[Infected Mushroom]], [[Video Violence (artist)|Video Violence]], Blood Command, Svanur Papparazzi, Razihel, JELO, Adam K, Kaster, Sikis, Ninur, Joeyfive, Virus Syndicate, Axel Morris, Kiatzuki, Selina Svanberg, Snobe, Admiral Ackbar, Bluebloods, Simon Aeson | website ={{url|http://vinter.us/}} | notable_instruments = [[FL Studio]], vocals, [[keytar]], piano, synthesizer, [[guitar]] }} '''Aleksander Vinter''', better known by his alias '''Savant''' (also '''Blanco''', formerly '''Vinter in Hollywood''', '''Vinter in Vegas''' and others), is a Norwegian musician.<ref name="Savant Interview">{{cite web|author=Tweet Pin It |url=http://www.stopthenoise.fr/interviews/interview-savant/ |title=Interview : Savant |website=Stopthenoise.fr |date=2012-02-22 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=SAVANT |url=http://onesheet.com/savant/splash/who-is-savant/166903/ |title=SAVANT: who-is-savant |publisher=Onesheet |date=2012-02-22 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> ==Career== In 2009, he released his debut album, ''Outbreak'', billed as Vinter in Hollywood. ''Outbreak'' was nominated in the electronic music category for the 2009 [[Spellemannprisen|Norwegian Grammy Awards]].<ref name="itsatrap1"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Nominert til Spellemannsprisen|url=http://www.jarlsbergavis.no/kulturliv/article4826735.ece|accessdate=December 15, 2012|newspaper=Jarlsbergavis|date=January 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Spellemann del tre: elektronikastjerner og fiolintornado|url=http://www.nrk.no/lydverket/spellemann-del-tre/|accessdate=December 15, 2012|newspaper=NRK Lydverket|date=March 6, 2010}}</ref> Vinter signed with SectionZ Records in 2010 and put out a second album, ''Mamachine'', this time billed as Vinter in Vegas. In 2011, he released ''Ninür'' under the moniker Savant. In 2013, his following increased as he embarked on two North American tours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.beatport.com/blog/2013/02/22/the-secrets-behind-enigma-norwegian-electro-producer-savant/ |title=Beatport: DJ & Dance Music, Tracks & Mixes |website=News.beatport.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref><ref>[http://www.djz.com/news/savant-ascent-north-american-tour/ ]{{dead link|date=March 2017}}</ref> Between tours he released the album ''Cult'' and provided music for the D-Pad Studio game ''[[Savant - Ascent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://savantgame.com/ |title=Savant: Ascent |website=Savantgame.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> ''[[Orakel]]'' was released on December 11, 2013 and reached the #3 spot on the iTunes Dance charts in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/10/31/savant-makes-big-impact-on-edm-scene|title=Savant makes big impact on EDM scene|last1=Maimann|first1=Kevin|date=October 31, 2013|website=Edmonton Sun|publisher=Canoe Sun Media|accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, Savant released ''Protos'', which reached #24 on the North American iTunes Pop charts and #1 on the Bandcamp Electronica and Overall charts. Later that year, on December 13, 2014, ''ZION'' was released, peaking at #2 on the holiday iTunes Dance chart in the US. ZION also reached #19 on the Billboard Dance chart and #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} His album ''Invasion'' was released in January 2015, and led [[deadmau5]] to call Savant "the change that [[electronic dance music]] needs".<ref>{{cite web|last=Klemow |first=David |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/01/savant-delivers-full-length-album-save-edm// |title=Savant delivers full-length album to save EDM from itself |publisher=Dancing Astronaut |date=2015-01-29 |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref> Savant has announced his next record titled "VEX" for 2016 release. With deep hip-hop, R&B, Pop and Electronic influences. ==Radio== In 2016 the singles "Fire", "Forsaken" and multi-single "Cassette" have all debuted in CMJ's Top 10 RPM Adds chart. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Radio Statistics for Savant Singles ! Radio !! Track !! CMJ Add Chart Position !! Total Adds !! Confirmed Total Airplay Stations !! CMJ Chart Debut !! Total CMJ Chart Appearances |- | Apr-16 || Forsaken || #2 || 100 || 60 || 24 || 16 |- | Mar-16 || Fire || #3 || 70 || 49 || 38 || 12 |- | Feb-16 || Cassette || #4 || 65 || 36 || 26 || 11 |} == Blanco == Blanco started as a small side project of Savant in October 2010. One Blanco EP was released, ''The Mother Of God And A Filthy Whore''.<ref>{{cite web|title = The Mother Of God And A Filthy Whore, by Savant|url = http://shop.savantofficial.com/album/the-mother-of-god-and-a-filthy-whore|website = Savant|accessdate = 2015-10-16}}</ref> After that, Blanco was not heard from for quite some time. Around mid 2015, Vinter began producing once again under the name "Blanco" despite Savant's success. According to Vinter, there are future plans for Savant releases, an announcement that eased the concerns of fans who had believed Blanco was taking over full-time. Vinter announced that what was originally planned to be a single EP will actually be released as a trilogy of EPs, each with six tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title = Blanco - The album will be split into 3 EPs. Trilogy... {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/BlancoJungle/posts/1163870546963252|website = Facebook.com|accessdate = 2015-10-16}}</ref> The first of these EPs, ''Bajo'', even included three singles.<ref>{{cite web|title = Blanco - Timeline Photos {{!}} Facebook|url = https://www.facebook.com/BlancoJungle/photos/a.1150610331622607.1073741828.1137338479616459/1187054657978174/?type=3&permPage=1|website = Facebook.com|accessdate = 2015-10-16}}</ref> In October 2015, Vinter announced that Savant would no longer be releasing EDM style music and that, from that point on, Blanco would release any EDM style tracks.<ref>{{cite web|title = Dr Savant/Mr Blanco on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/SavantOfficial/status/652899707665018880|website = Twitter|accessdate = 2015-10-16}}</ref> ==Personal life== In his press kit, Vinter is described as having [[Aspergers Syndrome]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleksander Vinter Press kit|url=https://madmimi.com/p/729b63|website=Madmimi|accessdate=2015-12-08}}</ref> Within his 2014 MTV Artists biographical profile, he is described as having "struggled in school and life until he was diagnosed with a series of mental conditions -- primarily Asperger's Syndrome."<ref name="About Savant">{{cite web|title=About Savant|work=MTV Artists|publisher=Viacom International Inc.|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/savant/biography/|accessdate=2016-06-27}}</ref> == Discography == ===Albums=== * ''Shredder'' (2008) <small>(as Megatron)</small> * ''Survival of the Fattest CD1: Bangers'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Survival of the Fattest CD2: Destroy'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Survival of the Fattest CD3: Ambience'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Survival of the Fattest CD4: Disco'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Outbreak'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Nintendo Atmospheres'' (2010) * ''Beats Vol. 1'' (2010) <small>(as Datakrash)</small> * ''A House in Hollywood'' (2010) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Mamachine'' (2010) <small>(as Vinter in Vegas)</small> * ''Beats Vol. 2'' (2011) <small>(as Datakrash)</small> * ''Mindfighting'' (2011) <small>(as Vinter in Vegas)</small> * ''[[Ninur|Ninür]]'' (2011) * ''Vario'' (2012) * ''Overworld'' (2012) * ''[[ISM (album)|ISM]]'' (2012) * ''Alchemist'' (2012) * ''[[Overkill (Savant album)|Overkill]]'' (2013) * ''Cult'' (2013) * ''[[Orakel]]'' (2013) * ''[[Protos (album)|Protos]]'' (2014) * ''ZION'' (2014) * ''[[Invasion (Savant album)|Invasion]]''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ukf.com/words/exclusive-savant-prepares-us-invasion/|title = EXCLUSIVE: Savant prepares us for Invasion!|date = 12 December 2014|accessdate = 12 December 2014|website = UKF|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> (2015) * ''Vybz'' (2016) * ''Outcasts'' (2016) * ''[[The Black Room (Savant album)|The Black Room]]'' (2017) soundtrack for The Black Room (2017 film) with [[Natasha Henstridge]]<ref>[http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/01/03/the-black-room-soundtrack-announced/ Goldenlane will release a soundtrack album for the horror thriller The Black Room.] "The album features the film’s original music composed by EDM artist Savant (aka Aleksander Vinter), as well as additional music by Arthur “The God Of Hellfire” Brown, country musician Lynn Anderson, Brainticket & more. The soundtrack will be released physically on March 3, 2017"</ref> ===EPs=== * ''Thrillseekers'' (2009) * ''The Ritalin Project'' <small>with Donny Goines</small> (2012) * ''Mindmelt'' (2012) (free) * ''[[Heart (EP)|♥ (Heart)]]'' (2013) * ''Four Days'' (2013) * ''Thank You'' (2013) * ''Bajo'' (2015) <small>(as Blanco)</small> ===Singles=== * ''Virus'' (2009) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Ride Like The Wind'' (2010) (free) <small>(as Vinter in Hollywood)</small> * ''Ninur'' (2011) * ''Trevor'' feat. Kiazuki (2012) (free) * ''Ode To Joy'' (2012) (free) * ''Shake The Room'' (2012) (free) * ''Derby'' <small>with Jelo</small> (2014) * ''Slasher'' (2015) * ''Fire'' (2016) * ''Cassette'' (2016) * ''Savior'' (2016) * ''Forsaken'' (2016) * ''Fabrics'' (2016) * ''Hustler'' (2016) * ''Surprise'' (2017) == Video Games == An official video game titled ''[[Savant - Ascent]]'' was launched on Dec 4th, 2013. It was developed by [[D-Pad Studio]] to be his first video game album.{{cn|date=March 2017}}{{what|date=March 2017}} The game was created in [[GameMaker: Studio|Game Maker]] for [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]], and [[Linux]] platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savantgame.com/ |title=Savant: Ascent |website=Savantgame.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-09}}</ref>{{fv|date=March 2017}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official website|vinter.us}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinter, Aleksander}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Norwegian DJs]] [[Category:Norwegian electronic musicians]] [[Category:People from Oslo]] [[Category:People with Asperger syndrome|Savant (musician)]]'